25.09.10 | Rain wrecks Imola Superpole chances for Toseland and Crutchlow
The first wet Superpole of the 2010 World Superbike Championship proved to be a disaster for most of the competing riders. The three heats saw a number of riders either crash out in the wet or run on at corners as they struggled to cope with the incredibly slippery Imola track surface.
James Toseland struggled to find a fast pace in the wet in the first heat, dropping out of the top 16 in the last few seconds of the heat. He will start from the fifth row of the grid tomorrow.
James Toseland, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team (17th, 213.823)
Its fair to say that rain has spoiled play today here at Imola, not just for me but for Cal also, so as a team we are very disappointed. Weve had good top speed all weekend and good race pace and I was really looking forward to Superpole to see what we could do. Im starting from the fifth row of the grid tomorrow but there have been other unlucky guys out there as well.
Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha Sterilgarda Word Superbike Team Manager
Today was one of the most difficult Saturdays of the year; the rain has seriously compromised our qualifying practices and grid positions. For sure, the race will be hard for both riders and they will have to put in a lot of effort, especially at the beginning to try to catch the lead group. Having said that, both riders have good race pace and top speed so if they can achieve a good start they can challenge for the top five.
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